Posts tagged "Margaret O'Connor"

The event was so elegant, you expected to see Cinderella slipping out of her golden carriage for Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation’s Bear Tie Ball held in historic Union Station on February 28. More than 650 supporters turned out, many wearing bear motifs in honor of the Foundation’s namesake, Barrett “Bear” Krupa, for this annual... Read more »

New Year’s Eve parties have always seemed so special to me. They herald in a brand new year and set your focus for a new beginning. It’s a chance to grow in a new direction and make plans/ resolutions to help you get there. My plans this year include co-hosting a party at Public Chicago... Read more »

Designer Stephane St. Jaymes is definitely one to watch! Although, he’s very well known in other parts of the world, he’s relatively new to Chicago, however, our very own trendsetter/celeb host Michi Marshall, is about to change all this. She introduced this creative man recently at Wicker Park hotspot Tocco to some of the top... Read more »

To celebrate its 500th show, Windy City Live celebrated in grand style with a private party aboard the Odyssey for 350 friends and contributors of the show on July 25. The invitation read “Cruising Through 500 Shows, Thanks for Jumping Aboard.” The night was also a celebration of the show’s two year anniversary. Darling and... Read more »

I always thought it was sort of sappy when people wrote about “what they are thankful for” on Thanksgiving but for this week’s holiday, I feel compelled to join their ranks. I recently lost a very dear friend, a friend who I was sure would bury all of us in the end. He was fit,... Read more »

NBC Universal, in a stroke of sheer genius, has nabbed popular entertainer Steve Harvey for his own show, “The Steve Harvey Show,” premiering on September 4th. The Launch Party at the Hard Rock Café on August 22nd was by-invite-only and featured a live performance by Jeffrey Osbourne, who charmed the crowd with his chart-topping solo... Read more »

Michigan Avenue Magazine and the Chicago Yacht Club presented “A Shore Thing” at Navy Pier on July 21st. The official viewing party for the Race to Mackinac provided guests with a front row seat for the Parade of Boats at this inaugural party hosted at the tip of Navy Pier by president/publisher Dan Uslan and... Read more »

It’s one of my favorite shows in town and I’m so glad they are doing SO well! Windy City Live hosted its one year anniversary Wednesday night, June 11th, at Epic on Hubbard. I was expecting this by-invite-only party to be jam packed but it was the perfect amount of people, not too many and... Read more »

Well, it’s about time a party idea like this came along! No one does more for our town’s vibrant social life than the photographers so it was very fitting that they should have their very own party, “Photographer’s in Chicago”, to celebrate! Tocco, the dapper Bruno Abate’s hot Italian restaurant at 1266 N. Milwaukee, was... Read more »

The first NEXT Fashion Chicago Show was held at Germania Place, a venerable venue steeped in legend. Rumor has it that Al Capone spent quite a bit of time here since the building was easily guarded. On this night of fashion, I couldn’t imagine old Al sitting in the corner but I did see stylish... Read more »